Oil-can holder



March 1 1927. O W. BECK OIL CAN'HOLDER Filed June 15, 1925 vllilfllll 1I! I I. l

Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

cHAnLEsW. memos TOLEDQLOHIO; ASSIGNOR TO sncxraosr oo monArion, or

DETROIT51MIGHIGAN A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

OIL-CAN HOLDER;

= Application filed June "1 5, 1925. Serial No. 37,378.

have been provided with horizontal portions that supported the cans, andvertical portions that were attached to suitable supports. However, itwas found that the horizontal portions of such holders sagged or werebent downwardly while in use and therefore did not hold the cansproperly.

To overcome this objectionable feature, some manufacturers made theholders of hard cold rolled steel to secure the desired rigidity.However, this has also proved 0bjectionable from the standpoint ofexpense in volved. With the present invention, all of the objectionablefeatures just referred to are overcome entirely by providing a holderthat is made of soft, rolled, light-gauge steel and that is providedwith simple and effective means for retaining its shape.

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a holder embodying my inventionsupporting a suitable oil can.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view through the horizontal portion of theholder.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view through the vertical portion of theholder.

Figure 4 is a vertical'longitudinal sectional view through the holder.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a holderembodying my invention having a base portion 2 and an upright portion 3.As shown, the base portion 2 is adapted to support a suitable oil can 4and is preferably provided atits outer end.

with an upstanding marginal retaining flange 5; while the uprightportion 3 is preferably formed integral with the base portion 2 and isprovided intermediate its ends with openings 6 through which suitableheaded elements (not shown) may be driven to attach the holder to asuitable support.

In order that the holder may be manufactured at a very low cost and atthe same time will have sufficient rigidity to retain its shape while inuse, the base and upright portions 2 and 3 respectively thereof arepreferably stamped from a single sheet of hot rolled, light-gauge metal,and are preferably connected at their side edges by means of theintegral webs 7. As shown, these webs 7 cooperate with the base portion2 and the up right'portion 3 to forman intermediate channel portion thatwill effectively resist any tendency of the base-2 to sag or benddownwardly. Thus the webs 7 will strengthen the holder so that it willretain its shape. To further strengthen the holder, the base portion 2is preferably provided with the spaced longitudinally extendmgcorrugations 8, while the upright portion 31s preferably provided Withthe single longitudinally extending corrugation 9. V

In order that the can t will be held against accidental displacementwhile on the base portion 2 of the holder, I preferably provlde a springfinger 10 that is rigidly secured at one end to the upright portion 3 ofthe holder, and that is adapted to hold the can 4 firmly against theretaining flange 5. A s shown, the spring finger 10 is preferablyriveted at its upper end to the back of the corrugation 9 and extendsdownwardly through a transverse slot 11 in the corrugation 9 of theuprightportion for engagement with the flared body portion of the can 4,while the retaining flange 5 is preferably arcuate-shaped and isprovided at its opposite ends with inwardly embossed portions 12 thatare spaced above the base portion 2 of the holder.

In use, the base 13 of the can will be positioned between the baseportion 2 of the holder and the embossed portions 12 of the flange 5 andwill be held in position by means of the spring finger 10. consequentlythe can 4 will be held against vertical movement. Inasmuch as the flange5 is arcuate shaped, it will also be readily apparent that the can 4:will be held against lateral movement with respect to the base portion 2of the holder.

Thus, from the foregoing description, it will be readily apparent thatthinner metal is used in the holder 1 than in the cold rolled metalholders referred to and that it may, therefore, be manufactured at a.lower cost. 1

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily. apparent, I desire it to beunderstood that I do not limit myself to what'is herein shown anddescribed and that such changes may be relOU sorted to when desired asfall within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A holder for oil cans and the like having a substantially horizontalportion for supporting the can, an upright portion for supporting thehorizontal portion, webs connecting said portions and forming therewithan intermediate channel-shaped portion, said upright portion having alongitudinally extending upwardly projecting corrugation provided with atransversely extending slot, said horizontal portion provided withspaced longitudinally extending corrugations cooperating with thecorrugation aforesaid to resist any tendency of the horizontal portionto sag or bend downwardly, and a spring finger rigidly secured at oneend to the upright portion slot. 1

2. In a holder for oil cans and the like, the combination with a base,an upright member on the base having a longitudinally extending inwardlyprojecting corrugation provided with a transversely extending slot, websconnecting said portions and forming therewith an intermediatechannel-shaped portion, a retaining flange on the base, and a springfinger secured in said corrugation and extending through the slot, saidfinger proj cting downwardly and inwardly from the slot to hold an oilcan against the retaining flange aforesaid.

and extending through the In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES VJ. BECK.

